September 3, 1984: Olympian John Hoover has a golden day in season finale for Rochester
Baseball card collectors were treated to a unique surprise in…
September 7, 1984: Bergman leads Tigers’ rally over Blue Jays
As dominant as the Detroit Tigers were during the 1984 season,…
September 7, 1984: Dwight Gooden one-hits the Cubs
The Chicago Cubs were as hot as a summer’s day as they began…
September 12, 1984: Mets’ Dwight Gooden becomes new rookie strikeout rajah
The New York Mets defense had about as much to do on September…
September 13, 1984: Maine Guides’ Cinderella story ends one game short of International League title
Unlike Chicago, New York, or St. Louis, Boston never got to celebrate…
September 17, 1984: Dwight Gooden strikes out 16, but Mets lose to Phillies
Sometimes, you just can’t win for losing.
Dwight Gooden’s…
September 24, 1984: Cubs clinch first postseason berth since 1945 behind Sandberg, Matthews, Sutcliffe
The 1984 Cubs drove to National League East glory after years…
September 27, 1984: A Quirk of fate leads to Indians’ late win
The rebuilding and fortunes of some major-league baseball teams…
September 28, 1984: Cardinals’ Joaquín Andújar wins 20th game and Bruce Sutter ties single-season saves record
Joaquín Andújar was running out of time. Bruce Sutter was,…
September 30, 1984: Mike Witt throws perfect game in Angels’ final game of the season
Season-ending games rarely hold much fascination for many fans…
September 30, 1984: Mattingly overtakes teammate Winfield for batting title on final day
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner became the champion…
October 2, 1984: Cubs crush Padres in their first postseason game in 39 years
“I know it’s happening, but I can’t believe it,” said…
October 3, 1984: Steve Trout’s solid performance puts Cubs one win away from World Series
The Chicago Cubs and their fans were flying high on the first…
October 5, 1984: Slurves, Yackadoos, and an American League pennant
It was a beautiful day for baseball, with the temperature in…
October 6, 1984: Steve Garvey’s walk-off home run lifts Padres in Game 4 of NLCS
Before Game Four of the 1984 National League Championship Series,…
October 7, 1984: Padres come from behind again to beat Cubs, secure first World Series berth
The San Diego Padres advanced to the 1984 World Series by defeating…
October 10, 1984: Bevacqua’s heroics lift Padres over Tigers in Game 2
The San Diego Padres have been in existence since 1969 and as…
October 14, 1984: Gibby cooks the Goose
It was not an ideal day for baseball, with temperatures in the…
April 8, 1985: Detroit’s Chris Pittaro lives up to manager’s hype on celebratory Opening Day
“I really wasn’t scared,” a grinning Chris Pittaro quipped.…
April 9, 1985: Cubs’ Rick Sutcliffe, Lee Smith shut down Pirates in opener
A season after leading the Chicago Cubs out of a 39-year postseason…
April 9, 1985: Morganna smooches Nolan Ryan at the Astrodome
She was the Kim Kardashian of her day.During the pre-Internet…
April 9, 1985: Gary Carter homers in debut for Mets
Gary Carter earned the nickname “Kid” when he first came…
April 16, 1985: Ron Darling’s one-hitter bests José DeLeon’s 14 strikeouts in Mets’ win over Pirates
This is a tale of two 24-year-old right-handed starting pitchers,…
April 20, 1985: Where art thou, Julio? Franco and his .516 average go AWOL at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians manager Pat Corrales had drawn up his team’s…